Karim Ramadan

General Manager, Microsoft Egypt

Karim Ramadan is the general manager of Microsoft Egypt, a fully owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. He is also
currently vice president, programs of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, and a board member of the Federation
of Egyptian Industries � Chamber of Information Technology, the Egyptian High Tech Association and the Egyptian Institute
of Directors.

Mr. Ramadan has over 20 years� experience in the IT industry, gained through work in the US, the Gulf and Egypt. He joined
Microsoft nine years ago, having worked previously for IBM and Oracle, among others, and has held his current position for
the last five years. Under Mr. Ramadan�s leadership, Microsoft Egypt has witnessed significant growth, earning the Best Microsoft
Subsidiary Award as well as the Corporate Excellence Award from the US State Department for its work in corporate social
responsibility.